diff --git a/dfhack/python/build-linux b/dfhack/python/build-linux
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..43145b5aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dfhack/python/build-linux
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+python linsetup.py build_ext
+cp build/lib.linux-i686-2.6/pydfhack.so .
+rm -r build
diff --git a/dfhack/python/linsetup.py b/dfhack/python/linsetup.py
index 356300304..d29ae9103 100644
--- a/dfhack/python/linsetup.py
+++ b/dfhack/python/linsetup.py
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 from distutils.core import setup, Extension
+from os import path
 
 e = Extension("pydfhack", 
 	sources=["DF_API.cpp", "DF_Buildings.cpp", "DF_Constructions.cpp", "DF_CreatureManager.cpp", "DF_GUI.cpp", "DF_Maps.cpp", "DF_Material.cpp", "DF_Position.cpp", "DF_Translate.cpp", "DF_Vegetation.cpp", "pydfhack.cpp"],
-        include_dirs=["../", "../include", "../depends/md5", "../depends/tinyxml"],
-	library_dirs=["../../output"],
-        extra_compile_args=["-DLINUX_BUILD"],
-	libraries=["dfhack-debug"],
-        export_symbols=["initpydfhack", "ReadRaw", "WriteRaw"])
+    include_dirs=["../", path.join("..", "include"), path.join("..","depends","md5"), path.join("..","depends","tinyxml")],
+	library_dirs=[path.join("..","..","output")],
+    extra_compile_args=["-DLINUX_BUILD", "-w"],
+	libraries=["dfhack"],
+    export_symbols=["initpydfhack", "ReadRaw", "WriteRaw"])
 
 setup(name="PyDFHack", version="1.0", ext_modules=[e])
diff --git a/dfhack/python/pydfapi.py b/dfhack/python/pydfapi.py
index 76aea332c..0cb4c5be3 100644
--- a/dfhack/python/pydfapi.py
+++ b/dfhack/python/pydfapi.py
@@ -1,21 +1,28 @@
-from pydfhack import *
+import pydfhack, os
 
-class API(_API):
-    def __init__(self, *args, **kwds):
-        _API.__init__(self, args, kwds)
-        
-        self._map_mgr_type = Map
-        self._vegetation_mgr_type = Vegetation
-        self._gui_mgr_type = GUI
+class API(pydfhack._API):
+	for file in ["Memory.xml", os.path.join("..","..","output","Memory.xml")]:
+		if os.path.isfile(file):
+			datafile = file
+			break
+	else:
+		raise ImportError, "Memory.xml not found."
+	
+	def __init__(self, *args, **kwds):
+		pydfhack._API.__init__(self, API.datafile)
+		
+		self._map_mgr_type = Map
+		self._vegetation_mgr_type = Vegetation
+		self._gui_mgr_type = GUI
 
-class Map(_MapManager):
-    def __init__(self, *args, **kwds):
-        _MapManager.__init__(self, args, kwds)
+class Map(pydfhack._MapManager):
+	def __init__(self, *args, **kwds):
+		pydfhack._MapManager.__init__(self, args, kwds)
 
-class Vegetation(_VegetationManager):
-    def __init__(self, *args, **kwds):
-        _VegetationManager.__init__(self, args, kwds)
+class Vegetation(pydfhack._VegetationManager):
+	def __init__(self, *args, **kwds):
+		pydfhack._VegetationManager.__init__(self, args, kwds)
 
-class GUI(_GUIManager):
-    def __init__(self, *args, **kwds):
-        _GUIManager.__init__(self, args, kwds)
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+class GUI(pydfhack._GUIManager):
+	def __init__(self, *args, **kwds):
+		pydfhack._GUIManager.__init__(self, args, kwds)
diff --git a/dfhack/python/test.py b/dfhack/python/test.py
index 802c64b2b..558fb38c4 100644
--- a/dfhack/python/test.py
+++ b/dfhack/python/test.py
@@ -1,2 +1,9 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-import pydfhack
+import pydfapi
+
+print "Attempting to initialize pydfhack...",
+DF = pydfapi.API()
+Map = pydfapi.Map()
+Vegetation = pydfapi.Vegetation()
+GUI = pydfapi.GUI()
+print "OK"